02040nas a2200193   4500008004100000020001400041245016900055210006900224300001200293490000700305520138600312100001501698700001601713700002001729700001501749700001901764700001801783856004501801       2012                        eng d  a1388-554500aMorphological and molecular characterisation of Xiphinema mazandaranense n. sp (Dorylaimida: Longidoridae), a new member of the Xiphinema pyrenaicum species complex0 aMorphological and molecular characterisation of Xiphinema mazand  a109-1190 v143 aXiphinema mazandaranense n. sp. is described and illustrated. The new species belongs to morphospecies group 6, which is characterised by having two equally developed female genital branches that have spines in the uteri and a short, rounded tail. The new species is characterised by having spines in the tubular portion of the uterus, body 3.7-5.2 mm long, odontostyle 163-173 mu m long, odontophore 96-100 mu m long, body 62-80 mu m diam., rounded tail, four juvenile stages, males rare with three ventromedian supplements next to the adcloacal pair and spicules 85 mu m long. The polytomous identification codes of the new species are: A4-B3-C7b-D6-E456-F45-G4-H2-I23-J7b-K2-L1. The new species appears closely related to the members of X. pyrenaicum group which are characterised by a rounded tail with or without an inconspicuous projecting bulge and a uterus devoid of Z-differentiation but showing spiniform structures. The new species differs from members of the X. pyrenaicum group, which includes the recently described X. iranicum, by a more rounded tail without any projection. Beside morphological and morphometric data, molecular analyses of the near-full-length small subunit rDNA gene (SSU) placed the new species in close relationship with some species belonging to Xiphinema morphospecies group 6 and further separated this species from the X. pyrenaicum complex.1 aPedram, M.1 aPourjam, E.1 aRobbins, R., T.1 aYe, W., M.1 aAtighi, M., R.1 aDecraemer, W.  uhttps://nematodes.myspecies.info/node/6001831nas a2200193   4500008004100000020001400041245013900055210006900194300001200263490000700275520121100282100001501493700001601508700001501524700002001539700001501559700001801574856004501592       2012                        eng d  a1388-554500aMorphological and molecular characterisation of Xiphinema zagrosense sp n. (Dorylaimida: Longidoridae) from the Zagros Mountains, Iran0 aMorphological and molecular characterisation of Xiphinema zagros  a445-4550 v143 aXiphinema zagrosense sp. n. is described based on morphological and molecular characters. The new species belongs to morphospecies group 6 characterised by having two equally developed female genital branches with spines in uterus and a short, rounded tail. The new species is characterised by having spines in the tubular part of the uterus, body length 3.8-5.0 mm, odontostyle length 151-169 mu m, odontophore 94-105 mu m, conical, dorsally convex tail, four juvenile stages and absence of males. The new species appears closely related to the members of X. pyrenaicum group characterised by a rounded tail with or without an inconspicuous digitate end and a uterus devoid of Z-differentiation but showing spiniform structures. It is compared with X. aceri, X. adenohystherum, X. iranicum, X. mazandaranense, X. nuragicum, X. pyrenaicum, X. robbinsi, X. sphaerocephalum and X. vuittenezi. In addition to morphological and morphometric data, molecular analyses of the near-full-length small subunit rDNA gene (SSU) and large subunit rDNA gene (LSU) D2/D3 placed the new species in close relation with some species belonging to Xiphinema group 6 but differs from other species in the X. pyrenaicum complex.1 aGhaemi, R.1 aPourjam, E.1 aPedram, M.1 aRobbins, R., T.1 aYe, W., M.1 aDecraemer, W.  uhttps://nematodes.myspecies.info/node/64